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[quote=Anonymous]I'm the person who posted the first response to this thread. Our 3rd grade DD has dyslexia but is also in a gifted program because of what she can do, and has accommodations for the areas impacted by the reading disability.  There is no question this child will go to college, but I also think there's no question she will continue to need accommodations for reading, writing and spelling.

Regarding standing out as different, her peers think it's cool she gets to use technology.  And let's face it, without it, she stands out as different anyway because her spelling is so poor and her reading can be slow and less than precise. Still, she's at 99th percentile for verbal and spatial ability. As PPs have said, dyslexic brains just seemed to be wired differently. I followed a smooth uneventful path in school, having no learning issues. However, DD is without a doubt much smarter and savvier than I ever was at that age. I always say, would you rather be an excellent decoder of words, or have the sense to find your way out of a burning building?  She laughs because she knows that out of anyone in our family, she'd be the one to get us out of the burning building.  [/quote]

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